Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 15

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• NASCAR pledges safety – and big money for city — ahead of July street race (Block Club)
• Block Club reports on fitness instructor Ron Mendoza’s death after a bike/car crash
• Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, 24, dies in northwest suburban motorcycle crash (Tribune)
• Father, restaurant owner recovering from critical motorcycle crash with help from NW Siders (Block Club)
• CPD release image of man suspected of stealing woman’s phone on Red Line near 35th (FOX)
• Cook County and Chicago DOTs announce Lake Calumet bike network study
• John talks with Block Club about his crash, recovery, and the return of SBC daily publishing
• Register for Envision Unlimited’s Cycling Freedom on the Major Taylor Trail event, Monday 6/19, 2-7 PM

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Editor’s note: After being seriously injured on his bicycle in southern Illinois on April 21, Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield is in the process of recovering. He recently returned to running SBC on a low-key basis, including publishing Today’s Headlines and occasionally putting out original articles. We appreciate all who have been supportive during this time. Thanks for reading!

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